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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The 2026 Nominations and Elections process for the Chapters Advisory Council Steering Committee (ChAC SC) will launch soon. You can find the Process & Timeline here:
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The
<b>nomination period opens Monday, 22 September</b>. To participate, your chapter must have a designated
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Chapters Advisory Council</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Representative
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" role="presentation">Review the current list of ChAC Representatives here:
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(150, 96, 125);" role="presentation"><u><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/chapters/chapters-advisory-council/list-of-representatives/" target="_blank" data-attrib-id="link-c9a39c1e-18f2-42f1-85ab-b8a6638befe2" data-outlook-id="e7969ce2-9642-419d-90a2-8723fbe7dddb" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">https://www.internetsociety.org/chapters/chapters-advisory-council/list-of-representatives/</a></u></span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div role="presentation" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">If your chapter’s Rep is not listed or term has ended, your AMS Admins can update the record in the Community Portal by adding the
<i>Chapter Advisory Council Representative</i> role.</div>
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<div role="presentation" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">If you need assistance, reach out to your regional Community Engagement Manager.</div>
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<b>Important: </b>Only the officially listed ChAC Representatives of each chapter are eligible to be nominated and to vote in the ChAC SC elections.</div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Chapters Advisory Council brings together chapter representatives worldwide to serve as the voice of the chapters to the Internet Society’s President & CEO
and Board of Trustees. The nine-member <b>ChAC Steering Committee</b>, elected from among the Reps, leads discussions and develops recommendations on issues raised by chapters. More background is available here:
</span><span style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><u><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/chapters/chapters-advisory-council/" target="_blank" data-attrib-id="link-960a47c2-5785-4ef1-bc6a-4878cbf77aac" data-outlook-id="c882b50f-fc2b-4a41-91e2-9f4e7e378690" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">https://www.internetsociety.org/chapters/chapters-advisory-council/</a></u></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Hind Regular"; font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(12, 28, 44); background-color: white;">Community Compliance and Governance Specialist, Community Engagement</span></p>
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